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Household of William J Blackman (born 1844, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William J Blackman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Blackman, born in 1844 in Hastings, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Prissila Blackman, born in 1849 in Framfield, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; William I (born 1867 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Henry (born 1876 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and James (born 1880 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Lodger, James Grant, born in 1849 in Scotland.


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William J Blackman's household

Male

William J

Blackman

Head
Female

Prissila

Blackman

Wife
Male

William I

Blackman

Son
Female

Margaret

Blackman

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Blackman

Son
Male

Henry

Blackman

Son
Female

Ellen

Blackman

Daughter
Male

James

Blackman

Son
Male

James

Grant

Lodger
First name(s) William J
Last name Blackman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hastings, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Blackman

Head

Married

37

1844

Hastings, Sussex, England

Prissila

Blackman

Wife

Married

32

1849

Framfield, Sussex, England

William I

Blackman

Son

Single

14

1867

Hastings, Sussex, England

Margaret

Blackman

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hastings, Sussex, England

Thomas

Blackman

Son

Single

7

1874

Hastings, Sussex, England

Henry

Blackman

Son

Single

5

1876

Hastings, Sussex, England

Ellen

Blackman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hastings, Sussex, England

James

Blackman

Son

Single

1

1880

Hastings, Sussex, England

James

Grant

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Scotland

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